Finding
a web site
"Open your browser, type
www.dot.com."
"Go to www.example.com. " Or "Go to the english at home
web site."
Common
internet vocabulary
to surf the net.
to have access to the internet.
download a file = copy something
from the internet so that you can use it on your own computer.
upgrade your browser = change your
browser to the newest version. For example, instead of using Internet
Explorer 4, download Internet Explorer 5.
add a page to your favourites or bookmark
the page = saving the address of a site you often visit in the
favourites / bookmark section of your browser.
launch your browser = start or open
your browser.
add a posting to a newsgroup = send
a message to a newsgroup.
send an email or email someone.
my computer crashed = your computer
stops working and needs to be restarted.
the server is down = you can't see
a website because the computer that powers this website is not
working.
cannot find server = an error
message you get because the server is down, or because the website no
longer exists, or because you made a mistake typing in the address.
